Chapter 1313: Dragon Han Era Strife (First Update!)
The Grand Emperor’s head was like a mountain, giving Qin Mu the sensation of the Ten Thousand Great Black Mountains earlier. Of course, that was the Grand Emperor’s divine consciousness interfering with his thoughts and perceptions, creating an illusion.
The Grand Emperor was not particularly skilled in divine consciousness illusions; his mastery in that area was far inferior to Palace Heavenly Venerate’s. The fluctuations of his divine consciousness caused the void to tremble slightly, which was why Qin Mu could see through him.
“Mu Heavenly Venerate, you grow more arrogant by the day.”
The Grand Emperor’s hair clumped into coils. He had naturally curly hair, long and tangled together. Now angered, his coiled locks flew about as he said flatly, “In my lifespan of billions of years, you are nothing but a little grasshopper hopping about, springing from spring to autumn…”
Before he could finish, Qin Mu’s divine storage domain erupted!
The divine storage domain expanded with a roar. The Grand Emperor sneered, his floating curls spreading like great serpents, writhing. He allowed Qin Mu’s domain to expand to its limit, but it only managed to envelop his head.
The Grand Emperor’s head occupied nearly half the space of Qin Mu’s divine storage domain. Before this colossal head, Qin Mu’s drifting heavenly courts and celestial palaces seemed insignificant, like miniature cities floating before him.
Qin Mu’s own body appeared even more minuscule.
A smile spread across the Grand Emperor’s face as he looked at the scattered phantom images of ancient gods within the domain. He sneered, “This is your domain, not bad. But the domain—I created it! From ancient times to the present, among billions of cultivators, I was the first to pioneer the domain. I am the trailblazer!”
“And you dare use the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain before me?”
Qin Mu laughed heartily, his body soaring into the air. The broken sword in his hand restored itself to completeness, and sword light flashed as he thrust toward the Grand Emperor!
This strike employed his Sword Dao Domain!
The Sword Dao Domain was one of his divine storage domains. Now, as the sword domain erupted, the various gods within his divine storage domain each unleashed their divine power and Dao attainments. The Heavenly Dao of Xuan Du, the Netherworld Great Dao of You Du, the Yuan Du Great Dao of Yuan Du, along with the ancient gods of the Four Extremes and the ancient gods of Tian Yin, Gui Xu, and other heavens, all lent their power to this strike, pushing its might to the absolute limit!
The Grand Emperor watched the incoming sword light expressionlessly. He indeed dared not use the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain. To do so would be a death sentence.
Qin Mu had already mastered Ling Heavenly Venerate’s Immutable Divine Ability. If the Grand Emperor activated his Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain, the domain would immediately turn into a weapon against him, trapping him within.
However, he knew far more than just the Supreme Divine Consciousness Domain!
His other body, Qiang Heavenly Consort, was one of the Ten Heavenly Venerates and did not cultivate divine consciousness!
Ever since Yun Heavenly Venerate, Ling Heavenly Venerate, and Moon Heavenly Venerate had slain him in the Great Void, he had realized the great flaw in his divine consciousness. Thus, after transforming into Qiang Heavenly Consort, he abandoned the old path of achieving Dao through divine consciousness.
In truth, the path he walked was the same as the other Heavenly Venerates. Using the identity of the Heavenly Consort, he gathered the divine abilities and techniques of the world, focusing on cultivating primordial qi, studying the innate Dao, and perfecting himself.
On this path, he was already one of the ten with the highest achievements in the current era!
His long hair flew like massive dragons, meeting Qin Mu’s sword domain. The sword domain erupted instantly, and a crisp, metallic clatter rang out countless times!
Strands of hair were severed by Qin Mu’s sword domain and fell from his head!
Those severed hairs twisted, their tips transforming into vicious black dragons that lunged at Qin Mu with bared fangs and claws!
More of the Grand Emperor’s hair flew in like long dragons, weaving back and forth with sharpness, clashing against Qin Mu’s sword domain. They even turned defense into offense, each strand like the sharpest sword, the fiercest dragon, the most piercing spear, attacking Qin Mu and piercing through his sword domain!
Qin Mu held his sword in one hand and pressed the other to his brow. His vertical eye opened, and the black dragons transformed from hair instantly reverted to strands of black hair, falling from the air.
“Immutable Divine Ability?”
The Grand Emperor frowned. The divine ability Qin Mu used was the Immutable Divine Ability, directly reverting his hair transformations back to their original form!
“Is it impossible to use any divine consciousness divine ability before this brat?”
Qin Mu’s sword light had already reached him, arriving before his face. The sword energy severed strands of hair and was about to pierce into the hollow of his brow!
“Enough talk!”
The Grand Emperor suddenly opened his mouth and roared. The terrifying sound waves shattered space, and Qin Mu’s sword domain instantly collapsed!
What collapsed was not only the sword domain but also Xuan Du, You Du, and Yuan Du!
The various gods within Qin Mu’s divine storage domain shattered one after another. The starry sky was destroyed, the earth evaporated, and earth, water, fire, and wind erupted—a scene of apocalypse!
Qin Mu faced his ferocious might head-on but revealed a smile. The sword light in his hand suddenly dissipated, and his physical body expanded wildly!
His muscles and sinews twisted, turning him into a giant like one splitting heaven and earth. Flesh and spirit merged, body and soul united, as he directly confronted the roar of the Grand Emperor’s head!
On the surface of his body, muscles and sinews formed various runic patterns. A great bell hovered above his head, its sound echoing with creation’s wonder, restoring the shattered divine storage domain to completeness in an instant. The destroyed deities were reborn!
Divine Ability Fifteenth Heaven, Creation Ignorance Opens!
His entire divine storage domain suddenly contracted in an instant, entering his body. The various heavenly gods of all heavens took residence within the apertures of his flesh!
Divine Ability Eighteenth Heaven, Chi Ming Divine Body Absolute!
The Chi Ming Era was divided into the Chi Emperor Era and the Ming Emperor Era. One focused on primordial spirit creation, forging the strongest primordial spirit; the other focused on physical creation, forging the strongest body.
Now, the techniques of Ming Emperor and Chi Emperor were displayed to their fullest on his body!
Qin Mu’s physical form expanded greatly. Standing before the Grand Emperor’s head, his size was no smaller. A crisp sound like metal clashing rang out as thick arms sprouted from his armpits!
His head transformed into three, with three heads and six arms. In an instant, countless fists rained down on the Grand Emperor’s face, blasting the enormous head backward!
The Grand Emperor’s mind roared, dazed and confused. Suddenly, Qin Mu stamped his foot, and a divine boat appeared beneath him. The boat crossed the sky in pursuit.
The Other Shore Divine Boat Crossing!
At the boat’s prow, layers of heavenly courts interlocked behind Qin Mu. One heavenly court after another arranged and combined, forming a resplendent celestial palace in an instant.
Qin Mu’s blood energy surged to its peak in an instant, its crimson light illuminating half the sky, dyeing it blood-red!
Phantom images of countless ancient gods appeared in the sky, battling and slaughtering, as if recreating the brutal scene of heroes contending for supremacy during the Dragon Han Era!
The Grand Emperor looked toward that blood-red expanse. Within the crimson light, Qin Mu’s celestial palace split into three, actually recreating the tripartite standoff of the three celestial palaces from the Dragon Han Era!
“This is the Creation Divine Ability, and he has refined it to this level!”
The Grand Emperor’s heart shook violently. Qin Mu’s move was precisely the Divine Ability Seventeenth Heaven, Dragon Han Era Strife!
The great divine ability of Dragon Han Era Strife overflowed with murderous intent that pierced the heavens, as if gathering the brutality of the Dragon Han struggle into a single move. The three celestial palaces of Dragon Han, Xiao Han, and Long Xiao contended for the orthodox position of the Heavenly Emperor. Countless schemes and conspiracies converged into this one technique!
That era was grand and brutal. Nine Heavenly Venerates spread their teachings across the world, while Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu held power, manipulating all beings. Tu Bo reincarnated as A Chou, dragging the Netherworld to battle the celestial palace. Yun, Ling, and Moon beheaded the Grand Emperor in the Great Void. Heavenly Venerates plotted to assassinate the Heavenly Emperor. Hao Heavenly Venerate schemed against Crown Prince Xie Wu Qi. The Empress fell into Gui Xu. Ling Heavenly Venerate exiled the Ghost Ship and the Yu Lin Army. Dragon Han swallowed Xiao Han and Long Xiao…
The Grand Emperor had lived through those times. Qin Mu’s move gave him the feeling of returning to that great era of strife, an age where even the overlords who dominated ancient times could fall at any moment!